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Name
P21EXHF → C/2023 H3
Type
Comet (Jupiter Family)
Status
Actively Following
Characterization Target
Source
LOOK Project
UTC date
------------ Any 1.0m ------------
LSC 1.0m - W85-87; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 1.0m - V37,V39; (McDonald, Texas)
COJ 1.0m - Q63-64; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 1.0m - K91-93; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 1.0m - Z31,Z24; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 0.4m ------------
LSC 0.4m - W89,W79; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 0.4m - V38,V45,V47; (McDonald, Texas)
OGG 0.4m - T03-04; (Maui, Hawaii)
COJ 0.4m - Q58-59; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 0.4m - L09; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 0.4m - Z17,Z21; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 2.0m ------------
FTS 2.0m - E10; (Siding Spring, Aust.) [MuSCAT4]
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Last Update: 2025-Jul-22 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61000.0
Nov. 21, 2025
Orbital inclination in deg
2.48835
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
55.08605
Arg of perihelion (deg)
193.24374
Eccentricity
0.6158131
Perihelion distance (AU)
5.2308019
Epoch of perihelion
Feb. 18, 2024, 2:19 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
60358.09696
Total Magnitude (M1)
14.1
Slope Parameter (k1)
4.5
Physical Parameters
K1
autocmod 3.0f
6
4.5
M1
2 parameter fit from 68 observations, autocmod 3.0f
6
14.1
+/- 0.5
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=13.7 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
6463.4 m
+17720.0 / -3043.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
35
Number of observations
69
Arc length (days)
859.00
Time since last observation (days)
229.30
Spectroscopy Details
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